Google is excellent. Bing is also excellent (with minor differences). DDG and Blekko are adding interesting and useful features.
But they all feel a bit like they're a mono-culture, and thus vulnerable to gaming. Black-hat seo seems to be something that Google is pretty good[1] at dealing with. White hat SEO and ads have changed the web drastically from what I remember.
So it's really nice to have an alternative method of search that searches in a different way. Your post (https://qht.co/item?id=5580321) highlights a few things I find frustrating in search at the moment.
[1] It's odd that all the work they do isn't noticed.
Google is excellent. Bing is also excellent (with minor differences). DDG and Blekko are adding interesting and useful features.
But they all feel a bit like they're a mono-culture, and thus vulnerable to gaming. Black-hat seo seems to be something that Google is pretty good[1] at dealing with. White hat SEO and ads have changed the web drastically from what I remember.
So it's really nice to have an alternative method of search that searches in a different way. Your post (https://qht.co/item?id=5580321) highlights a few things I find frustrating in search at the moment.
[1] It's odd that all the work they do isn't noticed.